History

American history reflects a very unique nation . To a great degree , the policies of the United States have always sought the favor of the American people , as the powers that be remain accountable to the American public if policies do not go as planned . With the Monroe Doctrine and the subsequent Manifest Destiny , the American people were provided with policies and ideologies that they truly accepted with their hearts and soul

The Monroe Doctrine was a significant policy of domestic and international affairs as it essentially put the world on notice that

the new nation of the United States expressed a desire that its goals were to become the pre-eminent military and economic superpower in the world Madison 's own words are as follows

Our policy , in regard to Europe , which was adopted at an early stage of the wars which have so long agitated that quarter of the globe nevertheless remains the same , which is , not to interfere in the internal concerns of any of its powers to consider the government de facto as the legitimate government for us to cultivate friendly relations with it , and to preserve those relations by a frank , firm , and manly policy meeting , in all instances , the just claims of every power submitting to injuries from . But , in regard to these continents circumstances are eminently and conspicuously different . It is impossible that the allied powers should extend their political system to any portion of either continent , without endangering our peace and happiness (Monroe

That is to say , while the United States had no intention of encroaching on European affairs , it was not going to shy away from military force if the European powers decided to encroach on North American territory , a territory that the United States had essentially claimed as its own . The Monroe Doctrine essentially declared the following

In December 1823 , in a message to Congress , Monroe set forth the following principles , which would later become known as the Monroe Doctrine : The Western Hemisphere was no longer open for colonization The political system of the Americas was different from Europe The United States would regard any interference in Western hemispheric affairs as a threat to its security The United States would refrain from participation in European wars and would not disturb existing colonies in the Western Hemisphere (Anon

There were many strong feeling on the part of the populace regarding the subject of Manifest Destiny and the Monroe Doctrine . John Sullivan summed up the concept of Manifest Destiny eloquently in his treatise

It is so destined , because the principle upon which a nation is organized fixes its destiny , and that of equality is perfect , is universal . It presides in all the operations of the physical world , and it is also the conscious law of the soul -- the self-evident dictates of morality , which accurately defines the duty of man to man , and consequently man 's rights as man . Besides , the truthful annals of any nation furnish abundant evidence , that its happiness , its...